Abstract Frozen Soap

Frozen Soap · **7 Likes**

It's freezing cold, so I've been photographing soap film ice patterns. It's kind of amazing watching the ice form, with a cold bubble solution and -14C (and lower) air temperature, the freezing of a thin film happens fast.

This one looked like a peacock. It's 5 exposures with the light moving around and blended in post. More technical details on flickr for the interested:

**grog85361** · 01-20-2019, 01:23 PM - **1 Like**

Beautiful!

**PJ1** · 01-20-2019, 02:29 PM - **1 Like**

Interesting. It looks amazingly like feathers.

**ToddK** · 01-20-2019, 04:36 PM - **1 Like**

This is very creative! I like the metallic look.

cmohr · 01-20-2019, 08:10 PM - **1 Like**

Amazing and Wonderful !!!

photolady95 · 01-21-2019, 05:20 AM - **1 Like**

What the others have said, and I think it's pretty cool looking too! TFS.

Click on it and blow it up in Flickr, it truly looks amazing!! Try it guys!

BrianR · 01-21-2019, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by grog85361

Beautiful!

Thank you!

Originally posted by PJ1

Interesting. It looks amazingly like feathers.

When the conditions are right, the feathery patterns were forming pretty consistently

.

Originally posted by ToddK

This is very creative! I like the metallic look.

Thank you! A metallic paper print is in the future

Originally posted by cmohr

Amazing and Wonderful !!!

Thanks

Originally posted by photolady95

What the others have said, and I think it's pretty cool looking too! TFS.

Click on it and blow it up in Flickr, it truly looks amazing!! Try it guys!

Cheers

. And thanks for following me on Flickr

Photogoof · 10-03-2019, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by BrianR

It's freezing cold, so I've been photographing soap film ice patterns. It's kind of amazing watching the ice form, with a cold bubble solution and -14C (and lower) air temperature, the freezing of a thin film happens fast.

This one looked like a peacock. It's 5 exposures with the light moving around and blended in post. More technical details on flickr for the interested:

Incredible! This is a soap bubble?

BrianR · 10-03-2019, 05:46 AM

Originally posted by Photogoof

Incredible! This is a soap bubble?

It's a flat wire frame dipped into a soap bubble solution, this makes depth of field much easier to handle

. At -14C, the freezing is almost instantaneous and the patterns can be pretty funky. Thanks for commenting.

vector · 10-29-2019, 03:07 PM

What!! Apparently I love love soap! Nicely done.

BrianR · 10-29-2019, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by vector

What!! Apparently I love love soap! Nicely done.

Thank you!

taktoon · 10-30-2019, 02:35 PM

Just amazing idea!

BrianR · 10-30-2019, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by taktoon

Just amazing idea!

Thank you! I have plenty of time during our freezing Ontario winters to contemplate photography

RobG · 10-30-2019, 04:45 PM - **1 Like**

It really did immediately make me think of Peacock feathers. Interesting experimental photography! Not a photo I can take in Australia, though.

BrianR · 10-30-2019, 05:49 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RobG

It really did immediately make me think of Peacock feathers. Interesting experimental photography! Not a photo I can take in Australia, though.

Thanks Rob

. Some freezing ice stuff works best at -15C or below. It helps me look forward to and fully embrace the deep freeze days

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01-21-2019, 07:06 AM	#7
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by grog85361 Beautiful! Thank you! Originally posted by PJ1 Interesting. It looks amazingly like feathers. When the conditions are right, the feathery patterns were forming pretty consistently. Originally posted by ToddK This is very creative! I like the metallic look. Thank you! A metallic paper print is in the future Originally posted by cmohr Amazing and Wonderful !!! Thanks Originally posted by photolady95 What the others have said, and I think it's pretty cool looking too! TFS. Click on it and blow it up in Flickr, it truly looks amazing!! Try it guys! Cheers. And thanks for following me on Flickr

10-03-2019, 05:46 AM	#9
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by Photogoof Incredible! This is a soap bubble? It's a flat wire frame dipped into a soap bubble solution, this makes depth of field much easier to handle. At -14C, the freezing is almost instantaneous and the patterns can be pretty funky. Thanks for commenting.

10-30-2019, 05:49 PM - 1 Like	#15
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG It really did immediately make me think of Peacock feathers. Interesting experimental photography! Not a photo I can take in Australia, though. Thanks Rob. Some freezing ice stuff works best at -15C or below. It helps me look forward to and fully embrace the deep freeze days!

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01-21-2019, 05:20 AM - 1 Like	#6
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	What the others have said, and I think it's pretty cool looking too! TFS. Click on it and blow it up in Flickr, it truly looks amazing!! Try it guys!

10-03-2019, 12:12 AM	#8
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by BrianR It's freezing cold, so I've been photographing soap film ice patterns. It's kind of amazing watching the ice form, with a cold bubble solution and -14C (and lower) air temperature, the freezing of a thin film happens fast. This one looked like a peacock. It's 5 exposures with the light moving around and blended in post. More technical details on flickr for the interested: Incredible! This is a soap bubble?

10-29-2019, 03:07 PM	#10
vector Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alberta Posts: 713	What!! Apparently I love love soap! Nicely done.

10-29-2019, 05:32 PM	#11
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by vector What!! Apparently I love love soap! Nicely done. Thank you!

10-30-2019, 02:35 PM	#12
taktoon Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 605	Just amazing idea!

10-30-2019, 04:24 PM	#13
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by taktoon Just amazing idea! Thank you! I have plenty of time during our freezing Ontario winters to contemplate photography

10-30-2019, 04:45 PM - 1 Like	#14
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,902	It really did immediately make me think of Peacock feathers. Interesting experimental photography! Not a photo I can take in Australia, though.